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 Brontosaurus - Armstrong, BC Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 50° 29.366 W 119° 08.244
11U E 348386 N 5595232
Midway between Armstrong and Enderby on Highway 97 is the "Log Barn 1912", a touristy place which specializes in old-fashioned mennonite sausage, cheese, butter crust pies, jam and jellies. Outside is an eclectic variety of attractions.
Waymark Code: WMNBFC
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/06/2015
Views: 2
In actuality this pair of dinosaurs could be Brontosaurus, Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus. They are all members of the Sauropod family. Sauropods, the largest of the dinosaurs, were herbivorous reptiles which grew to enormous sizes, some as tall as 60 feet and as long as 110 feet.
Sauropods are a type of dinosaur that typically grew to enormous sizes.
Well known examples include the Diplodocus, Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) and Brachiosaurus.
The biggest dinosaur ever is believed to be a Sauropod called Amphicoelias. This gigantic dinosaur could have reached as long 60 metres (200 feet) in length and weighed up to 120 tons!
The name Sauropod comes from the Greek language and means ‘lizard foot’.
Studies suggest that Sauropods reached heights of up to 18m (60ft), lengths of up to 34m (110ft) and weights of up to 100 metric tons!
Only the Blue Whale manages to compete with the Sauropods when it comes to size, and it lives in the water rather than on land like the Sauropods did.
Sauropods first appeared on the scene in the Triassic Period (around 200 million years ago) and became quite common late in the Jurassic Period (around 150 million years ago).
Sauropod fossils have been found on every continent of Earth, even Antarctica!
Common Sauropods of the Jurassic Period such as the Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus were eventually replaced by a group of Sauropods known as Titanosaurs around the end of the Cretaceous Period (around 80 million years ago).
Titanosaurs were some of the biggest creatures to ever exist on Earth and they certainly earned their name which comes from the mythological titans of Greek mythology.
From Science for Kids
Location:
4782 Hwy 97A
Armstrong, BC Canada
V0E 1B8
Web Address or URL: [Web Link]
Type of Dinosaur: Sauropod
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Visit Instructions:
Have someone take your picture with your GPS in front of the Dinosaur.
If your by yourself try to get yourself if you can. If not take a picture of your GPS and the Dinosaur.
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